#Science Fusion #Grade 5, # Earth's core, #Unit 8

Question 1

A break in the earth's crust is called a(an)

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fault

Question 2

Convergent plates that move toward each other may form

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mountains

Question 3

The point inside earth where an earthquake begins is the

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focus

Question 4

The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus is called the

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epicenter

Question 5

When two plates move towards each other

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mountains form

Question 6

The hottest layer of the inner earth is

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inner core

Question 7

Pieces of crust that fit together like jigsaw puzzle are called

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plates

Question 8

The theory that plates are always moving is called

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plate tectonics

Question 9

The part of the earth that is made up of a thin rigid rock layer is

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crust

Question 10

Non-explosive slow moving lava from a volcano forms a

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shield volcano

Question 11

The release of energy and shaking when the earth's rock snaps free is called a

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earthquake

Question 12

An instrument used to predict earthquakes is a

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seismograph

Question 13

The largest portion of Earth's interior is

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mantle

Question 14

Magma that erupts through a crack in the earth's crust causes a

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volcano

Question 15

When two plates move in opposite directions

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eathquakes happen

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